The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-15

the same parallels in western Alabama,
there are seven negroes to one white
while here there are aboutseyen whites
to one negro. I met "M. Quad" (Nlr.
Lewis) at Troy, and his beautiful niece.
I like them both very much and wish
that Mrs. Arp could see them and talk to
them awhile-maybe she would relent'
Maybe she would don'tknow. When
I read Mr.. Thurman's violent assault upon
Henry r. Jackson I was indignant, and
I cavorted around the room and used
language upon him. Mrs. Arp was sew
ing away and humming little tune and
after had exploded myself, she said, II
aways told you that northern democrat
vas no better than northern republi.
can. 1t is all for the spoils-all for the
spoils."
At Union Springs I met that grand
and genial gentleman, Bishop Wilmur-
the best type of Christian culture and
refinement. A mutual friend told me
that the bishop was attending conyo'
cation up north ard one night some of
his northern friends twitted him pleas
antly about the late rebellion. He stood
fire for awhile and then took the often.
sive and said "Well, 1 grant that you
whipped US, and now if you won't get
mad with ne 1 will give you conun-
drum" Of course, they promised, and
told MIN to go ahead, and he sad, "Tell
me why the confederates were like Laza.
rus?" When they had given it up he
he said, "because they were licked by
dogs" When the laugh had subsidized
one of them said, "Well, bishop, am a
little surprised that you should come up
here to associate with those dogs" "Ob,"
said he, "you know the old proverb, the
hair on the dog is good for the bite"
closed my Alabama tour at Auburn,
"sweet Auburn, and loyeliest village OF
the plains" Ofcourse I found Colonel
Newman there. Of fcourse Alabama had
to send to Georgia and steal away our
best man. Georgia is the great prolific
nursery of the western states. When
they want first class man for education.
al purposes or agriculture or for the pull.
pit or for the press or for forum, they
draw upon Georgia. Texas has now four
Georgians in congress. She has had
three governors from our State. DR..
Toliver told me that at least half of her
Judges and sherifs and clerks and preach
ers and school teachers were from Geor.
gia. Mississippi got Lamar and Long
street from US, and Alabama, is full OF
our prominent men. Colonel Newman
is acquiring a. great reputation at Au-
burn. knew that he would when be
went there. Our georgia boys are fockiDg
to him. One of his recent experiments
has disclosed very important results, and
farmers are taking note of it. He tile
drained one acre of land, and it Increased
the crop this year SO per cent The crop
netted that much more than the adjoin-
ing acre that was not drained, while the
cultivation was precisely the same. So,
| if the farmers can't burn their own tiles.
they can make drains with peles and
cover them up. This plan will not cost
much and will make very good drainage
for eight or ten years. Let them run
parallel bitches fifteen inches wide and
two feel deep and thirty feet apart
Place two poles at the bottom and one
on top of them. Cover up and go to
blowing and see the good results. Oh
course the bitches must have some fall to
an outlet. BILL ARP.